Jan. 17 (UPI) --The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...

One of the world’s most destructive pests has been detected in an Adelaide eastern suburbs area and strict quarantine restrictions have been introduced. See the areas affected and what the ...

Research in fruit flies pinpoints brain pathways involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 10, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250206113112.htm ...

These expert-backed tips from an entomologist will help banish fruit flies and keep your kitchen pest-free for good. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing ...

Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution. Seth Rudman, an assistant professor in the School ...

In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the Aṉangu law of caring for each other and the land that supports ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers ...

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Can fruit flies reproduce in space? How do they behave in the space environment, without the Earth gravity or a geomagnetic field? Since the first batch of fruit flies ...

But after using the GameSir Tarantula Pro for a while, I’m not sure I can go back. It’s not that it’s the best controller on the market, either (though it’s no slouch). Rather, the gamepad ...

Male flies sharpened their eyesight to call the females' bluff Date: February 5, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger ...

Cilantica agasthyaensisis one of the new species included in a new genus of tarantulas from the Western Ghats. | Zeeshan Mirza via Mongabay A researcher described four new species of tarantulas ...